The European Union is to invest some €560 million into protecting the seas. It made the announcement on Thursday 5 October at the opening of the 4th global Our Ocean conference which it is hosting in Malta to encourage promises of definite commitments from all of the participants – international organisation, public authorities and the private sector (see EUROPE 11874).
The investment will finance 36 initiatives to improve the health, cleanliness, safety and security of seas across the...